Stool



A. L. DAILEY Aprifl s 1924.

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Application filed January 14, 1920. Serial No. 351,429.

To all lb/ 107M it may concern.

Be it known that I, ALFRED L. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Thomaston, in the county of Litchfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStools; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to seats for work tables, benches, counters andthe like and the primary object of the invention is to provide animproved seat which can be held in any desired adjusted position towardsand away from said work table, benches and the like and adjusted inheight according to the size of the persons using the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide animproved stool or seatfor work benches which can be readily placed at inoperative positionunder the table and held in such position and readily removed and heldin operative position in spaced relation to said table.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved seat rotatablymounted upon their standards extending from the table top to the floor,this standard supporting an adjustable collar having a ratchet facewhich is adapted to be adjusted longitudinally of the standards to holdthe seat in various adjusted positions, said ratchet face permitting theseat to be swung on the same and held in any desired position.

A. still further object of the invention is to provide a work table seatof the above character, having a standard supporting the seat and a footrest extending outwardly from the standard directly below said seat.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved deviceof the above character, which is durable and efiicient in use, one thatis simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed upon themarket at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinaftermore specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part thereof in which:

Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of the work table provided with myimproved attachment.

Figure 2 is a plan View of the improved means. 7

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical section through the supportingstandards and seat, showing the means for holding the seat in a positionin relation to the table.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,the numeral 1 generally in dioates the improved seat which can be usedin connection with a work table 2 of ordinary or preferred constructionincluding the top 3 and the usual supporting legs L. The device includesa cylindrical supporting standard 5 having its terminals secured insuitable supporting collars 6, which are secured by screws or the liketo the inner surface of the table top and the upper surface of thefloor. The standard has slidably mounted thereon a sleeve 7 which isadapted to be held in any adjusted position on the standard by means ofa thumb or set screw 8. lhe upper surface of the collar 8 is providedwith a ratchet face or teeth 9 which are adapted to mesh or match withthe teeth formed on the lower surface of the head 11 which is slidablymounted on the standard. The head 11 has extending outward therefrom thearm 12, the outer surface of which extends tangentially from the head.The arm 12 curves inwardl as at 13 and ends substantially in alignmentwith or in advance of the head 11. The outer end of the arm has securedthereto in any preferred manner the seat 14. By raising or lowering thecollar 7 the height of the seat can be readily regulated and by slightlyraising the head'll so as to bring the teeth formed thereon out of meshwith the teeth formed on collar. The head is then rotated on thestandard so as to position the seat in any desired place. The curvatureof the arm permits the seat to extend outwardly from the standard andthe same is positioned on the arm in such a manner, as not to interferewith the legs of the user. If so desired, an arm can be positioned onthe standard so as to extend outwardly therefrom in the oppositedirection.

The standard 5 has also slidably mounted thereon below the seat 14 afoot rest attachment 17 which includes a collar 18, slidably mounted onthe standard supporting an outwardly extending arm 19, on which a plate20 constituting the foot rest is secured at the outer end thereof. Thecollar 18 is held in adjusted position by suitable set screw 21.

From the foregoing it can be seen that an improved stool or seat isprovided for Work tables which can be readily and quickly adjusted tovarious heights of persons and held in relation to the table.

In practice, I have found that the form of my invention illustrated inthe accompanying drawings and referred to in the. above description, asthe preferred embodiment, is the most efficient and practical; yetrealizing the condition concurrent with the adoption of my device, willnecessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the various minor changes indetails of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may beresorted to, when required without sacrificing any of the advantages ofmy invention as set forth.

lVhat I claim as new is 1. A stool device in combination with a tabletop, consisting of a standard disposed intermediate the top and thefloor and constituting a support for the top, said standard beingsubstantially cylindrical, a foot rest adjustable rotarily andlongitudinally of the standard, a fastening member to bind the foot restrigidly to the standard, a sleeve adjustable longitudinally of thestandard, a securing member to bind said sleeve rigidly to the standard,a seat on said standard movable rotarily and slidably thereon, andinterengaging teeth on said seat and the upper edge of said sleeve, andsaid foot rest and seat adapted to be folded inwardly and below saidtop.

2. A stool comprising, in combination with a work table, a standardsecured at its upper end to the underside of the table top and at itslower end to the floor, a seat, an arm to the outer end of which theseat is secured and which has its inner end rotatably and slidablymounted upon the standard to permit the seat to be vertically andhorizontally adjusted with respect to the table top, means cooperatingwith the standard and arm to secure the seat in adjusted position, afootrest, an arm to the outer end of which the footrest is secured andwhich has its inner end slidably and rotatably mounted upon the standardto permit the footrest to be adjusted horizontally and vertically withrespect to the seat so as to be positioned directly beneath the seat orforwardly or rearwardly beyond the seat at any vertical distance fromthe plane thereof, and means cooperating with the footrest carrying armand the standard to secure the footrest in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED L. DAILEY.

Witnesses:

ALICE Swanson, LUTHER J. POTTER.

